Weather strip



sept. 18,1928.

F. B. SNAVELY WEATHER STRIP Filed Nov. 15. 1927 {Sheds-Sheet 1' yin a i Inventor Attorney Patented Sept. 18, 1928.

FRANK B. SNAVELY, OF SANTA. MONICA, CALIFORNIA.

WEATHER STRIP.

Application filed November 15, 1927. Serial No. 233,464.

This invention relates to new and useful" improvements in weather stripping for doors, and aims to provide primarily, a stripping hingedly secured at the lower edge of a swinging door, and at the outer side thereof, whlch is adapted to be automatically forced downwardly against the carpet strip of the door frame when the door is closed, to prevent a draft through the carpet strip and said door.

Furthermore, a pair of rigid strips are arranged at the inner faces of the vertical door stop members of the door frame for overlapping the vertical edges of the door 'when it is closed, to prevent the passage of air through the vertical side members and the side edges of the door.

' In the drawings Figure 1 is an outside elevation of a swinging door arranged within a generally conventional frame, said door and frame being equipped with my improved weather stripin P Fig. 2 is an outside elevation thereof.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary vertical section through the lower end of the door and the frame for more clearly disclosing the position of the lower weather strip when the door is closed.

Fig. i is a horizontal section through the frame and the door, the door being disposed in open position.

Fig. 5 is a view of the lower ed e of the swinging door for more clearly disclosing the means for normally maintaining the lower weather strip in raised position, so that the door may be opened and closed without the stripping hit-ting against the carpet strip of the door frame.

Fig. 6 is an inner .face perspective of the swinging strip.

Fig. 7 is a perspective of the operating pin for the swinging strip, and

Fig. 8 is a perspective of a plate member arranged within a channel formed in the lower edge of the door, and through which the operating pin is slidably arranged.

N ow having particular reference to the drawings, A designates generally a door frame within which is hingedliy mounted a swinging door B, the lower e ge of which is adapted for engagement over a carpet strip C arranged within the bottom of the frame, while the side edges of said bar are adapted door stop members DD arranged within the opposite sides of the frame, as more clear-' ly indicated in Fig. 4.

In carrying out the present invention, there is r i idly in the lI IIIGI' faces of the door stop mem ers D-D, a pair of V-shaped weather strips 5-5 that are adapted to overlie the yertical edges of the door 13 when the same is moved to closed position, as indicated more clearly in Figs. 1 and 3. The lower ends of these strips 55, terminate above the carpet st-ri Got the door frame as indicated in sai figure.

Arranged upon the outerside of the door B, above the lower edge thereof, is a horizontal metallic stripl ti formed at its lower 1 edge with spaced nge knuckles between which are arranged spaced hinge knuckles 7 formed upon the upper edge of an arcuate shaped metallic strip 7, of a length substanthe length of the door t-ially equivalent to frame carpet strip C. Said strips 6 and 8 are pivoted by a pin 9, running through the iEritermeshing knuckles as clearly indicated in The lower edge of the door B is formed with a transversely extending pin while arranged within a longitudinal slot intersecting said slot 10 is a metallic plate 11 formed at a point within the transverse slot 10 withan opening 12. The inner face of the hinged strip 8 is formed with a lug 13, while pivotally arranged therein is the right angularly bent end 14 of an operating pin 15 for said hinged strip 8, this pin extending rearwardly through the transverse slot 10 in the lower edge of the door and being guided through the opening 12 in said plate 11.

As indicated in Fig. 7, this pin 15 is threaded adjacent the inner bent end 14 while threaded thereon is a sleeve 16 formed with a flange 17. Surrounding the pin 16 between the flange 17 and the door carrying plate 11 is an expansible coiled spring 18 for the purpose of normally maintaining the hinged weather strip 8 in raised condition.

The outer end of the pin 15 is formed with a downturned lug 19 adapted to engage within a notch 20, of the door frame carpet strip C when the door is closed, for obviously pulling upon the pins 15, whereupon the hinged strip 8 is movedto engagement with the carpet strip C for closing the space. between the lower edge of the-door and said carpet strip.

Arranged upon the top surface of the carpet strip C ad] acent the notch 20, is a suitable wear plate 21.

In view of the foregoing description, when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, it will be apparent that I have provided a highly novel, simple and efficient weather stripping construction for swinging doors, that is well adapted'for all of the purposes heretofore designated, and even though I have herein shown and described the invention as consisting of certain detail structural elements, it is nevertheless to be understood that some changes may be made therein without affecting the spirit and scope of the appenjiled claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I-claim as new is 1. In a weather stripping for doors comprising an elongated plate of transversely arcuate shape hingedl secured to the lower portion of a door} a liitch member adapted for arrangement through an opening in the lower portion of the door, a horizontal pivotal connection between one end of the memher and the hinged plate, the opposite end of the member being provided with a lateral projection, a collar on the member, an obstruction within the opening of the door, and a spring arranged between said collar and said obstruction to normally urge the latch member outwardly when the projection is released.

2. In a weather stripping for doors comprising an elongated plate of transversely arcuate shape adapted to be hingedly secured to the lower portion of the door, a latch memher for arrangement through an opening in the lower portion of the door, a horizontal pivotal connection between one end of the member and the hinged plate, the opposite end of the member being bent downwardly for engagement with the usual carpet strip of a doorway, a collar on the member, an obstruction within the opening of the door, and a spring arranged between said collar and said obstruction to normally urge the latch member outwardly when the bent end thereof is released.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

FRANK B. SNAVELY. 

